CALLOUS thieves tricked an 85-year-old lady into showing them where her purse was kept after conning their way into her home.
A man and a woman knocked at the old lady's door on Heanor Road and asked her if they could look in her garden for their ball.
The man asked her if she had lost a £10 note after pretending to find it on the lawn and followed her into the kitchen to
check her purse. When the couple left her purse was gone.
The intruders told the pensioner they lived in a house nearby and had lost their ball playing football.
She took them both round to her back garden and she stood waiting while they pretended to look for it.
Minutes later, the man said he had found a £10 note and asked her if she had lost any money lately. He followed her into the kitchen where she opened a kitchen drawer, took her purse out, and checked to see if the money was hers.
After the lady had shown the man and woman out she found her purse had been taken.
Police are appealing for witnesses after the incident last Friday at 7pm.
The couple were both about 20 and the man was white and of a slim build. He had short brown hair, was around 5ft 5" and had a local accent.
There is no description of the female. The purse was black leather and contained cash and credit cards.
Anyone with any information is urged to call Derbyshire Police on 0845 123 3333, or call Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
